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Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium

Colorado rates for HCPCS 11421

A noncancerous growth on the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area is surgically cut out with a margin of normal skin and the wound is closed. This version is for a growth a bit larger than the smallest size handled this way in these areas.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Benign Skin Growth, Small-Medium cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$138 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$977 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,370Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $170

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$200

AK $447FL $126

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.